A Spark of Light. Jodi Picoult. ISBN:9781444788112

An armed man walks into an abortion clinic and takes the women and doctors hostage. None of them ended up here by accident. Every hour there are complex and tense negotiations that return hostages and kidnappers from the moment they arrive at the clinic to the present. Every certainty is questioned and every judgment gradually sheds light on what is happening. Questions of life and death can be answered in different ways. It all depends on who is standing in front of the gun: you or the person you care about... Jodi Picoult's bright, intriguing and incredibly exciting novel is a stunning exploration of life through the prism of history. The narrative is told in reverse order, which moves readers through the interweaving of characters and reveals the sacred motifs embedded in the work.